Crime & Safety
Man Driving Dirt Bike Killed After Crashing Into Car: SCPD
The 19-year-old, who was not wearing a helmet, was thrown of his dirt bike during the crash on Friday night, police say.
BRENTWOOD, NY - A man driving a dirt bike was killed after crashing into a car in Brentwood on Friday night, according to Suffolk Police.
Anthony Ayala, 19, of Brentwood was driving a 2018 KTM dirt bike southbound on Wicks Road when he collided with a 2016 Jeep Renegade which was travelling northbound on Crooked Hill Road at 9:07 p.m.
Ayala, who was not wearing a helmet, was thrown from the dirt bike and sustained numerous injuries.
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He was then transported by Brentwood Legion Ambulance to Southside Hospital in Bay Shore where he was pronounced dead.
The driver of the Jeep, 52-year-old Rafael Cardenas-Jiminez, of Central Islip was not injured.
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Both vehicles were impounded for safety checks.
Detectives are asking anyone with information on this crash to call the Third Squad at 631-854-8352.
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